came
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came 1
(kām)n.
A slender grooved lead bar used to hold together the panes in stained glass or latticework windows.
[Possibly dialectal kame, ridge; see kame.]
came 2
(kām)v.
Past tense of come.
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came
(keɪm)vb
the past tense of come
came
(keɪm)n
(Crafts) a grooved strip of lead used to join pieces of glass in a stained-glass window or a leaded light
[C17: of unknown origin]
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came1
(keɪm)v.
pt. of come.
came2
(keɪm)n.
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
[1680–90; figurative use of came ridge]
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